Flagger hit by driver in work zone in McCracken County
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, Ky. (KBSI) – A Kentucky Transportation Cabinet employee was injured on Wednesday after a flagger was hit by a driver.
It happened before noon on January 3 in a work zone along KY 994/Old Mayfield Road in southern McCracken County.
Just after 11 a.m., Wednesday, the KYTC McCracken County Highway Maintenance Crew was working along KY 994 near the railroad crossing just north of the Freemont community. A flagger had stopped traffic to allow a slope mowing machine to work along the roadway when a driver disobeyed the flagger’s stop sign, according to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
The drivers continued to drive through the closed work zone, hitting the flagger.
KYTC workers on site contacted the McCracken County Sheriff’s Department to investigate.
The driver could have been cited for running a stop sign and endangering workers. No charges were filed. The injury turned out to be minor. The worker will use the police incident report to file a claim for medical care with the driver’s insurance.
Drivers are reminded to use appropriate caution whenever they approach a work zone. Traffic commands provided by a flagger carry the same authority as a police officer directing traffic.
